Cleveland Park is a National Register Historic District in Washington, D.C. The neighborhood developed as a “streetcar suburb” of Washington from the 1890s and contains a remarkable variety of architecture as well as designed and natural landscapes from the 18th to 20th centuries.

The Cleveland Park Historical Society (CPHS) is the neighborhood’s historic preservation and local history organization, working to preserve our legacy of architectural and landscape design. Everyone is welcome to become a member!

Planning Work on your Cleveland Park Historic District property?

Oral Histories

Read the first fruits of our new oral history project, as well as interviews with Cleveland Park residents from other projects.Read More

Design Guidelines

CPHS is in the process of developing design guidelines for the Cleveland Park Historic District. Read the draft guidelines and consult the DC Historic Preservation Office’s guidelines on additions, windows, doors, and more. Read More

Cleveland Park Historical Society
Executive Director (part-time)
Cleveland Park is a National Register Historic District in Washington, D.C. The neighborhood developed as a “streetcar suburb” of Read More

Dear CPHS Members and Friends,
I will be stepping down as executive director effective June 30, 2019. It’s eight years since I started with CPHS as staff person and four since I became executive Read More

ANNUAL MEETING
CPHS members are invited to the annual meeting of the membership, Wednesday, June 19, at 7:30 pm at the Cleveland Park Congregational Church, 3400 Lowell Street, NW.
We will begin Read More